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KEY 

TO THE EXERCISES 

IN 

THOMAS’S 

PRACTICAL GERMAN GRAMMAR 


NEW YORK 

HENRY HOLT AND- COMPANY 


(COVYB2GHT, 














TWO COPIES RL^IVED, 

Library of tongroe^ 

Offlpe of the 

JAN 25 1900 

Register of Copyrights! 

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EXERCISE IV. ^ 

The man is an Englishman.—The book is interesting.— 
The pen belongs to the teacher.—Have you a lead pencil or 
a pen in your pocket ?—Do you see the man there in the 
garden ?—The man is probably a teacher; he always has a 
book in his hand.—Time is long, but life is short. 

EXERCISE V. 

I write this time from a little village in the Harz Moun¬ 
tains. I am here visiting an uncle, a brother of my father. 
The inhabitants of the little village are mostly working¬ 
men. My uncle is an author and lives here only in the 
summer. The life of the villagers is not very interesting. 
I am going to Gottingen to-morrow. 

EXERCISE Va. 

i* I am a workingman. 2. He is an author. 3. He 
lives in a little village. 4. The summer in the mountains is 
very interesting. 5. Life in a convent is not very interesting. 
6. We are brothers. 7. The box belongs to a workingman. 
8. The boxes belong to the workingmen. 9. Are you not 
going into the mountains to-morrow ? 10. Has the young 

lady a mother? 11. Have you a brother? 12. I have a 
brother, but he does not live here. 

EXERCISE Vb. 

1. (Sr iff 2frbeiter. 2. (Sr iff etn Gruber be$ @d)riftjMer$. 
3. £)a8 ©ebciube ba iff etn Softer. 4. £)te ®ebanbe ba finb 
Softer. 5. £)te grciutein trofynen in einent Softer. 6. £>a$ 


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grciulein gef)t iu$ Softer. 1. £)er 33ater be$ graufetnS ift 
@d)riftfteflev. 8. -3d) befudje emeu Gruber bcr aflutter. 9. 3d) 
gelje morgen in$ ©ebirge. 10. ®ie £)5rfd)en l)ier im ©ebtrge 
finb feljr intereffant. 

EXERCISE VI. 

Colloquy. 


Who is the young lady in the garden yonder ? 

That is Fraulein Bertha, the daughter of the gardener. 

And the girl there at the window of the cottage—who is 
she ? 

She is also a daughter of the gardener; he has two 
daughters. 

Do you know the mother of the girls ? 

Only a little; but I know the father very well. 


II. 

SBer mofyttt in bent gdu$d)en bort? 

T)a3 iff be$ ©artnerS §au$djen (or, ba$ §au$djen be§ ©art* 
ner$). 

Unb mer finb bie grdufein am genfter? 

£)a$ finb bie £odjter be$ ©artnerS. 

$emten @ie bie 9ttabd)en? 

ein menig; aber id) fenne ben 35ater unb bie Gutter fefyr 
gut. 

EXERCISE Via. 

i. Who lives in the cottage ? 2. Who are you ? 3. Who 

are they ? 4. Who is she ? 5. The garden belongs to the 

convent. 6. The gardens belong to the inhabitants of the 
little village. 7. Do you know the girl ? 8. Has the 

gardener a daughter ? 9. The two girls are daughters of 

the gardener. 10. Who is walking there in the garden ? 
11. She is going into the garden. 12. The girl has two 


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brothers. 13. We have a summer-cottage in the garden. 
14. The gardener is not only a gardener; he is also a bit of 
an author. 


EXERCISE VIb. 

1. (Die 9ttdbd)en finb (Xodjter etne$ 2lrbeiter$. 2. £)a$9Kab* 
rf)en iff im ®arten. 3. £)a$ gduMjen fjat nur $toei genfter. 
4. Hebert eine$ ©drtnerS iff fefyr intereffant. 5. Mermen 

Sie ben Gruber be$ 2D2dbd)en$ (or, be3 !>D?abd)en3 Gruber) ? 
6. Sir fjaben ein §au3d)en im ©ebirge. 7 . £)ie griiulein finb 
£ocf)ter eineS (partners. 8. £)er $ater be$ 3ttabd)en$ (or, 
be3 2ftabdjen3 2$ater) ift ein (Sngfanber. 9. £)er 5$ater unb bte 
Gutter be$ 9J£dbd)en$ finb bort tm ©arten. 10. 3d) fenne bte 
Gutter aber nicf)t ben $ater. 

EXERCISE VII. 

I have been now two days in Gottingen. I have a room 
with a stove, a table, and a few chairs. Through the window 
one sees a park with all sorts of trees. The city lies on a 
river. On the river one sees to-day a few boats. We are at 
the beginning of autumn, but the air is still warm. 

EXERCISE Vila. 

1. Have you a boat? 2. I have two boats upon the 
river. 3. Who is that in the boat yonder ? 4. The city 
.park lies on the river. 5. We have a table and a few chairs 
in the garden. 6. The box lies on the table. 7. In the 
autumn we go to the city. 8. At the beginning of summer 
we go to the mountains. 9. I have now been two years and 
a month in Gottingen. 10. In the park one sees all sorts 
of trees. 11. We have only a few days more of autumn. 

* 12. The workmen live mostly in the cities. 

EXERCISE Vllb. 

1. (Die Dage finb fang tm (Sommer. 2. Sommer finb 
bie 9?dd)te fur$. 3. -3d) fdjreibe bieSmaf anS ber Stabt. 4. 3d) 


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n>ol)ne in einem §du8d)en ant glufte. 5. 3 m (Marten finb 
£ifd)e nnb @tiil)fe. 6. 3d) fdjreibe an einem £ifd)e irn ©arten. 
7 . £)ort fiefjt man ben gluj nnb allerlei $af)ne. 8. 9D?an fiet)t 
and) ben Slnfang be8 ^3art'e§. 9. £)er SSater Ijat einen $al)n 
auf bem glujk 10 . 3m ein paar £agen gefye id) iu$ ©ebirge. 

EXERCISE VIII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

The park is lovely in the evening, isn’t it ? 

Yes, indeed; let’s sit down a moment. There’s a bench 
under the tree yonder. 

Very well; but are you not going to the concert yet this 
evening ? 

Probably not; the seats are too expensive. At the end of 
the month I am always poor. 

So that’s the difficulty! Well, fortunately I have two 
tickets. Just come along. 


II. 

(53 iff fdjbn t)eute abenb int ^arf, nid)t maljr? 

^a ; fetjen n>tr nn$ einen Slugenblid. (58 finb @tiil)fe 
bort. 

(geljr gem; aber nur einen 2lugenb(icf. 3d) get)e nod) fyeute 
abenb in$ ^onjert. 

§aben @ie fd)on einen ^3fat^? 

3 a, id) l)abe $n>ei 33ittette. $onttnen Sie nur mit. 

EXERCISE Villa. 

i. The evening concerts in the park are very good. 2. 
I am coming in a moment. 3. Have you a ticket for the 
concert ? 4. A workman has all sorts of difficulties in life. 

5. The box lies under the table. 6. The seats are very 
expensive, aren’t they ? 7. At the close of the day one sees 


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all sorts of workmen on the benches in the park. 8. Come 
with us into the park; it’s very fine under the trees. 9. I 
am only in my room in the daytime, not in the night. 


EXERCISE VUIb. 

1 . 2lm £age iff bie 8uft feljr ttmrm. 2. (£r tootjnt gtoet Wlo* 
nate be$ 3af)reS in etnem §auM)en am g*fuj$e. 3. 3d) fefje 
grdulein 33ertl)a tort unter ben 33aumen. 4. Sir finb fdjon 
am Sfnfang be$ @djluffe$. 5. ®ommen ®ie mit in§ $ongert; 
gum ©litd fjabe id) gtnei Gillette. 6. ©inb bie Gillette feljr 
teuer? T (£3 iff nod) ein ^fat^ am £ifd)e. 8. §ier l)aben @ie 
einen ©tuljl unb bort finb gmei ^fa^e auf ber 23anf. 9. 3d) 
fefjc §inbenttffe fdjon am Slnfang. 

EXERCISE IX. 

The people here in the house are very kind. The landlord 
is a merchant and a man of intelligence and feeling. So he 
is naturally a friend of books and pictures. He has two 
children, a son and a daughter. I was with the children 
yesterday in the country and visited the castle of a nobleman. 
From the tower of the castle one sees over valleys and forests 
clear to the mountains. * 

EXERCISE IXa. 

1. The books on the table belong to a friend of the house. 
2. There come two men through the woods. 3. She is the 
mother of two children. 4. The house of a nobleman is a 
castle. 5. Noblemen are not always children of fortune and 
do not always live in castles. 6. Who lives in the houses 
on the river ? 7. The inhabitants of the houses are mostly 

workmen. 8. The beginning of the book is very interesting; 
I do not yet know the end. 9. The picture-book belongs 
to the children. 10. The valleys and forests of the moun¬ 
tain-country are very fine in the autumn. 

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EXERCISE IXb. 

1. Sa$ ift ba$ ©ilb ernes greunbeS. 2. Sa$ finb Wilber 
toon greunben. 3. @ie t>at gwci ©otjne unb atr»ei SToc^ter. 
4. Sente con ®eift finb immer greunbe be3 Sanbe$. 5. 3d) 
fetje ein paar ®aufer im £t)ale. 6. Sr fjat ben ®eift etne« 
Cannes, ba3 ©emtit eine3 SiubeS. T. Sr f)at gtrei @$Wffer 
auf bem Sanbe. 8. ©eljen ©ie ba3 0d)lofi bort mit ben $mei 
£urmen? 9. Sie 33tid)er unb Wilber gefyoren bem 2Birte. 
10. @inb 6ie ein greunb oon $inbern? 

EXERCISE X. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

How late is it, I wonder ? Are we not going home soon ? 

It is pretty late, I suppose. I already see lights in the 
city yonder. 

Yes, it is getting dark already, and the way through the 
woods is pretty long. 

Then we will go across through the fields. 

Very well; but what is that thing yonder at the edge of 
the woods ? 

I don’t know; a ghost, perhaps. 

There you are in error, I think; it is too early in the 
evening yet for ghosts. 


©efjen mir nad) gaufe; e§ ttnrb fptit. 

3a, e$ ift fdjon ein Sid)t im £mu3d)en bort. 

(S3 ift jiemlid) bunfet im’gotje; fennft bu ben 2Beg 
$id)t fetjr gut; gefjen mir quer burd)3 gelb. 

@el)r gem; aber n>a3 ift ba3 Sing bort nnter ben Slattern? 
3d) loeift nid)t; oielleid)t ift e3 ein ©efpenft. 

(S3 ift jiemtid) fritl) am $tbenb fiir ©efpenfter, nid)t tt)af)r? 


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EXERCISE Xa. 

i. I see a light through the leaves of the trees. 2. The 
things on the table belong to the children. 3. Shall we go 
through the field or through the woods ? 4. I see lights in 

the windows of the castle. 5. I know two ways from here 
to the city. 6. The book has all sorts of pictures on the 
edge of the leaves. 7. There are all sorts of mistakes in the 
book. 8. The way through the valley is very good as far as 
the edge of the river. 9. I have the book and the pictures 
from a friend. 10. The spirits of the mountain are friendly. 

EXERCISE Xb. 

1 . 3dj gepe nacp gaufe. 2. £)er $ater ift nicpt $tt gaufe. 
3. £)te Gutter ift itn gaufe. 4. fepe, bu tx>cigt fef)r toenig 
bon 33iicpern unb 33tlbern. 5. giir bie Gutter finb bie $inber 
ba$ gicpt be$ gaufeS. 6. $ennft bu ben Seg burdj bte gefber? 
7 . £)a$ T)ing ift nnter ben £Utcpern anf bem £ifcpe. 8. 2£a$ 
toeiftt bu bon ©eiftern nub ©efpenftern? 9. £)er ©eift be$ 
33 ucpe3 ift gut, aber e3 pat ein paar ^rrtitmer. 10. 2Bie tang 
ift ber 2Beg bon pier bis an ben 9?anb beS gotjeS ? 

EXERCISE XI. 

I have already been ten weeks abroad and the time passes 
very quickly at my work. I have a language lesson every 
day and two lessons weekly in music. For the language I 
have a man teacher, for music a woman teacher. Concern¬ 
ing the family, especially the landlord and the children, I 
wrote a few lines recently. The landlady is a woman of the 
world and goes a good deal in society. 

EXERCISE XIa. 

1. I have work for two weeks. 2. The life of man is 
short. 3. Man is always the child of the time. 4. Men are 
children of the times. 5. Who is the father of the boy ? 
6. Is the lady a Mrs. or a Miss ? 7. Do you know the 


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mother of the boys ? 8. It is the time of flowers. 9. The 

lady is a friend of the family. 10. The girls are friends of 
music. 11. The family is going abroad in two weeks. 
12. That is work for a lady, not for a gentleman. 13. I 
write only a few lines this time; I have little time. 

EXERCISE Xlb. 

1 . £)ie Arbeit iff gut fiir ben 2ttenfd)en. 2. £)ie £)ctme ift 
bie Gutter Don geX)n Hinbern. 3. ^tnei hon ben jefyn $inbern 
ftnb $naben. 4. £)er 2Birt ift ein greunb ber ©efefffdjaft. 
5. h>eijH bn Don ber @f>rad)e ber 23futnen? 6. £)ie £eit 
ift gn furj fiir eine Sftufifftunbe. T 9?un, hue getjt e$ ntit ben 
@brad)ftunben? 8. £)ie Gutter be$ $naben ift £ef)rerin. 9. (Sr 
ift @tubent nnb fennt afterlei ©pradjen. 10. £)ie SBodjen Der* 
gefyen fef)r fdjneff; e3 ift fdjon ber Sfnfang ber §erbftjeit. 

EXERCISE XII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Well, what is there in the newspaper ? 

Not much; only a mass of trivialites. 

But there is surely something about politics, about the 
elections. 

Very little; but the reports point to a victory for the 
Democrats. 

Do you mean in the nation at large, or only in the city ? 

I mean in the nation; but the matter is not yet certain. 

How large is the majority of the Democrats here in the 
city ? 

They have a majority of about two hundred votes. 


II. 

. 3 d) fef)e ©ie l)aben eine gdthng. 2£ie geljt bie 2Baf)l ? £)ie 
^fbenb^eitnugen fyaben nidjt Diet itber ^ofitif. 

9J?an f)at bod) rnofjl 9?ad)rid)ten non ber <Stabt, nid)t nmfjr? 


EXERCISES. 


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0 ja; ba§ Sttitd: ift auf ber 0eite ber 0emofraten. 

$Bie grog ift bie 9ttef)rf)eit? 

9?adj ben 3 e itungen tyaben fie eine 90M)rf)eit non etioa gtrei* 
fjunbert ©timmen. 


EXERCISE Xlla. 

i. The majority of the workmen are Democrats. 2. The 
city has about ten newspapers, one evening paper and a 
number of morning papers. 3. It is the time of the city 
elections, but I know very little of politics. 4. The ways 
of politics are mostly very dark. 5. Here are flowers in 
quantity and to be had for a trifle. 6. Peace is not always 
a blessing in the life of nations. 7. There are a number of 
societies among the students. 8. How quickly the days 
and weeks pass! 9. The report of a victory of the workmen 
is certainly not true. 10. I am writing a book on the 
language of children. 


EXERCISE Xllb. 

1 . 0a fotmnt ber 3?nabe tnit ber Slbenb^eitung. 2. §ier finb 
ttur ein paar &ikn fiber ^ofitif. 3. 0ie 23eh)of)ner ber @tabt 
fiub meiftenS 0emofraten. 4. Qtf) bin ein ©emofrat unb ber 
@of)n eine3 0emofraten. 5. ^ofitif ift nid)t bie @adje eine3 
$naben. 6. 0a3 beutet auf einen @ieg fitr bie SIrbeiter, nidjt 
inafjr? Y. Sr fdjrieb eine -jftenge 23iid)er iiber atterfei 8ad)en. 
8 . @inb @ie auf ber@eite ber £DYef)rf)eit in ber @adje be$<Stabt= 
parfs? 9. S3 giebt atterfei £eute in ber SBelt. 10. ®iebt e3 
eine (Spradje ber 23fmnen ? 

EXERCISE XIII. 

From day to day I am making all sorts of acquaintances 
among the neighbors. Yesterday evening I was at dinner 
with a gentleman by the name of Schmidt, a cousin of my 
landlady. Herr Schmidt is a doctor of philosophy and a 
professor at the university. The company consisted of noth¬ 
ing but doctors, professors, and students. They talked 


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much of books and studies, but also of the affairs of state. 
Interest in politics is now very lively. We are still living in 
peace, but perhaps the time of peace is almost at an end. 

EXERCISE Xllla. 

i. The building belongs to the state, not to the city. 
2. A nation consists of a state or a number of states. 3. Do 
you know the names of the people at the table yonder ? 

4. I am writing a few lines in the name of the doctor. 

5. She has the eyes and the voice of her mother. 6. Interest 
in the drama and in the study of the drama is now very lively. 
7. The doctor has a number of cousins of the name of 
Schmidt. 8. That is the work of a cousin of the professor. 
9. That is surely the beginning of the end. 10. At the ends 
of the room one sees pictures representing family life. 

EXERCISE XHIb. 

1. 2Ba§ift ber 9?atne be3 §errn? 2. £)a$ iff ber @ofjn eineS 
9?ad)bar$. 3. £)ie ^adjbarn finb fefyr freunMid). 4. £)er 
^rofeffor fdgeibt ein 33ud) itber ba3 (Stubium be$ £)rama$. 
5. i)te SJhtfif iff bie (Spradje be$ ®er$en8. 6. £)a$ ift irn $n* 
tereffe ber @tabt, nid)t be$ @taate$. 1. £)te 3ntereffen ber 
2D^el)r^eit finb immer auf ber @eite be§ griebenS. 8. £>ie Unb 
nerfitaten finb l)ier eine @ad)e ber <Staaten. 9. £)ie 2fugen finb 
bie genfter beS ®eqen$. 10. madje eine Sftenge 23efannb 
fdjaften unter ben @tubenten ber Untoerfittit. 

EXERCISE XIV. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Is Dr. Schmidt at home ? 

Yes, indeed, but he is still lying in bed. What do you 
wish ? 

I come on account of a trouble with my eyes. 

But my father is no doctor; he has nothing to do with 
diseases of the eyes. - 


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Really ? But he has the title of a doctor. 

Right, but he is a doctor of philosophy. 

Has he perhaps a brother or a namesake in the city ? 

Yes, to be sure; there is a doctor by the name of Schmidt. 
He is a cousin of my father. 


II. 

3 ft bie 8 tie Soljnung be§ §emt ^Srofeffor ^djmibt? 

3 <b aber er iff nidjt $u §aufe; er ift fort in ®efd)dften be$ 
@taat 8 . 

Ste finb nietteidjt ber beS ^rofefforS ? 

3 a, tt>itnfd)en @ie ettnaS oom $ater? @ie finb n>of)t 
bent. 

^ein, id) fontnte oom 2 J?ufeum; id) bin ber ^ofjn be$ ^Diref^ 
tors. 

2 $ietteid)t, atfo, l)aben 0 ie ettoaS fiir ben $ater. 

9^icf)tig ; ber $aften l)ier entf)dlt eine £D?enge s Jftineratien unb 
goffUien. 


EXERCISE XlVa. 

i. That was surely the voice of the heart. 2. He is like 
a child and knows the hearts of children. 3. Do you know 
the director of the museum ? 4. Do you mean the city 

museum ? There are two museums and two directors. 5. 
Those are students of the university. 6. Do you wish a 
room with one bed or two beds ? 7. Here the student does 

not live under the eyes of the professor. 8. Peace is always 
a blessing for the nations of the world. 9. Two rooms of 
the museum contain minerals and fossils. 10. The box 
belongs in the dwelling of the director. 

EXERCISE XlVb. 

1 . 3 d) miinfdje ein 3 intnter mit gtuei genftern unb ^toeiSetten. 

2 . Sir fyaben gtoei @d)loffer unb gtoei 9Jhtfeen in ber (stabt. 

3 . $r$te finb itnmer Doltoren, aber ©oftoren finb nidjt immer 


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trate. 4. SDie genfter finb $u Grog, Me 33etten $u fur*. 5. £>a8 
ift bie @ad)e eine# DIrbeiter#, nid)t eine# @tubenten. 6. £)ort 
ift bie 2Boi)nuno be# ®ireftor«. 1. 3d) G^e nad) £>aufe megen 
ber flranfljeit ber gutter. 8. 2Ba# t)abe id) mit SWineralien 
unb goffilieu $u tfjun? 9. <g# ift eine £eit be# Seiben# unter 
ben 2lrbeitern. 10. £)ie $inber finb $etteru. 

EXERCISE XV. 

I was lately in the theatre at a representation of Schiller’s 
Wilhelm Tell. An actor of the name of Muller played the 
part of Tell, a Fraulein Braun the part of Bertha. The per¬ 
formance was very good, especially the apple-shooting of 
Tell and the death of Gessler. Only the love-scene between 
Bertha and Rudenz was somewhat cold, for Bertha’s voice 
was unpleasant. In Germany, the land of the Wagners and 
the Beethovens,' the music was of course good too. I am 
now reading Schiller’s works. He is great, but he has not 
the power of a Shakespeare. In a few days I shall take a 
trip by way of Weimar to Leipzig and Dresden. Weimar 
one hundred years ago was the residence of the poets Goethe 
and Schiller. It lies on the Ilm, a tributary of the Saale. 

EXERCISE XVa. 

1. 3d) fefe <Sd)itter# Xramen. 2. 3 $ Ijabe cmd) bie SBerfe 
©oetfye#. 3. £)eutfd)(anb ift ein 8attb ber SD^ufif. 4. XieDleife 
Don ©iSttingen nad) SBeimar ift nid)t fefjr intereffant. 5. geute 
abenb giebt e# eine 23orftettung Don (31jafe#peare# „®amtet." 
6. (Sine (Sdjaufpieterin au# £)re#ben fpielt bie Diode ber Dpf)e* 
lia. 1. iBeimar ift intereffant tnegen ber Xidjter ©oetlje unb 
(Sdjifler. 8. £)er ?arf iBeintar# gefjort nnter bie SBerfe ©oe* 
tfje#. 9. (S# Giebt »£eben ©djitter#" non Xfyonta# (Saddle. 
10. „SBertl)er# £eiben" ift ber Xitel eine# 23ud)e# oon ©oetfje. 

EXERCISE XVI. 

My dear friend! I am now in Leipzig for a short time. 
I have a pleasant little room with good service at a low rate. 


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The landlord is an interesting old gentleman with a white 
beard and white hair. Years ago he was rich, but now he 
has only a small property. His wife is dead, and the prop 
of his old age is his daughter, a lovely girl of rare beauty. 
Father and daughter take a friendly interest in my studies. 
They correct my bad German and tell me all sorts of interest¬ 
ing things about the city. 

EXERCISE XVIa. 

i. He is a very rich man. 2. But isn’t that a pretty girl! 

3. I have a new house. 4. I am going home in a short 
time. 5. We are old friends. 6. Are you a friend of rare 
books ? 7. Do you know a good physician in the city ? 

8. The affair has a good and a bad side. 9. I have now 
been living two long years in Germany. 10. Poor child! so 
you have no mother ? 11. Good apples are now very dear. 

12. For a young boy you write very interesting letters. 

EXERCISE XVIb. 

1 . toner 9Q?ann! ba$ fomntt Don fcfytedjter ®efeflfd)aft y 
2 . Stebe atte @tabt! Gutter grofjer banner nnb fdjoner 
grauen! 3. (g$ jft etn f efjr guteS tof). 4. (grift ein guter 
DJfrmn, aber fein grower ®td)ter* 5. £)a3 gauS iff ftein, aber 
e$ I)at £h)et gute grof^e dimmer. 6. @d)ted)te ^eitungen firtb 
ntd)t$ @e(tene$. T (gr fdjreibt mit grower toft. 8. (grift etn 
alter greunb ber gamilie. 9. 2Bir finb gutegreunbe. 10. T)ieS 
ift $err Either, mein alter Sefyrer. 11. £)a$ 23ud) entfjaft oief 
©ute3, aber audj aderlei @cf)led)te$. 12. @ro£e3 §er$! 
ner @ieg itber tangeS Seiben! 

EXERCISE XVII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Good-morning. Fine weather to-day, isn’t it ? 

It is a splendid day. What do you say to a walk ? 

A good idea; I have nothing ^else of importance to do, 


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EXERCISES. 


Well, what’s the news ? You are evidently in a happy 
mood. 

Yes, that I am, and I have good reason; my old friend 
Max is coming to town to-day. 

That is surely a great pleasure for you. 

Isn’t it ? He is a splendid fellow. 


II. 

So toofytten ©ie jel^t? gaben ©ie ein guteS dimmer? 

$ein fo guteS tote boriges 3dfjr. 3d) tooljtte £onigftrafje 
Dlumero 2. 

3 d) benfe, id) fenne ba$ gau$; e$ ift ein afteS niebrigeS ©e* 
bciube, nid)t toafjr? 

91un, c$ ift freitid) fein fonigtidjer S|3alaft r aber bie ^ttntner 
finb bittig. 

gaben ©ie gute $oft? £)a3 ift ein toicfytiger ^unft. 

$Rein, bie $oft ift aud) fd)fed)t. @uter ilaffee ift nid)t 
Ijaben. 

Sfrnter $erf! £)a8 ift ein elenbeS Seben. 

EXERCISE XV11 a. 

i. A good book is ever a true joy. 2. There come Fritz 
and his little cousin,—a pretty pair, aren’t they ? 3. We 

have already had two days of bad weather. 4. From my 
window one sees an old castle with splendid towers. 5. He 
was surely great as man, but no great author. 6. There 
lives a certain Herr Muller, a rich merchant. 7. Between 
the city and the mountains lie beautiful valleys and great dark 
forests. 8. You are still talking of German politics! Let’s 
come now to something new. 9. Very willingly, my good 
friend; but do you know then anything new ? 10. That’s 

too dear; such a thing is not for poor people. 


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EXERCISE XVIIb. 

1. @3 ift etn fdjimer Sfbenb. 2. gter ift etn neue$ 33ud); 
e$ entt)alt afterfet gute ©ebanfen. 3. @tenber $ert! ($r ift 
intmer in ber ©efellfdjaft ttiebrtger 2eute. 4. 2Ba$ @te fagen 
giebt mir grofte greube. 5. £)a$ mar etn langer @pa^iergaag 
fitr fo etn fletne$ ®tnb. 6. ift fetn groge$ (&IM fiir nn$. 
L 3d) 9^ e tti fnrger 3ett, tuefteidjt morgen. 8. Sir fjaben 
fefyr fatten Setter. 9. @ie fyaben jmet fd)bne 3^od)ter. 10. @ie 
fdjreiben feljr gnte$ £)eutfd). 11. -3d) gel)e mit frofjent §eqen. 
12. 23et gran duller l)at man gnte ©efeltfdjaft aber fd)led)ten 
$affee. 


EXERCISE XVIII. 

Leipzig, January ist. 

My dear parents! To-day is the beginning of the new 
year, and I am still in this interesting old city. Leipzig lies 
in a broad plain. In the whole surrounding country one 
sees no mountains, no high hills. The city is famed on 
account of its great university and its rich trade; it is the 
real center for the book trade of all Germany. The Leipzig 
theatres are particularly good; almost every evening I go 
either to the old or to the new theatre, and gain thus daily 
in knowledge of the German language and in insight into 
German life. I wish you a happy New Year; may it bring 
you nothing but good in its entire course. 

EXERCISE XVIlia. 

i. The old gentleman is very friendly. 2. The entire 
family is now away from home on a long journey. 3. Do 
you see the new house with the large windows ? 4. This 

bad weather is very unpleasant. 5. Just see those splendid 
old trees! 6. What do you think of the new teacher? 7. 
Who lives in that white house at the end of High Street ? 

8. Every fine evening there’s a good concert in the park. 

9. The rich people of the city seldom come among the poor. 

10. The rich man generally has little feeling for the joys and 


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sorrows of the poor man. 11. That high building is the 
new museum. 12. There is a book with the title On the 
True, the Beautiful, and the Good.” 13. Between us now 
lie many a high mountain and many a broad valley. 

EXERCISE XVIIIb. 

1 . £)ci3 iff ber tteue £ef)rer. 2. £)ie ffeine @tabt iff fefjr 
lebfyaft. 3. £)a3 falte Setter ber erften $h)ei £age mar fef)r 
nnangenefpn. 4. So firtb bie (Sttern be§ ffeinen $erf$? 5. 
(ge ift ein grower Unterfdjieb ^mifdjen bent ®uten unb bent 
©djledjten. 6. Segen be* fd)fedjten Setters giebt eS feme 
SBorftelfung. 7. (Sr fommt morgen tnit ber ganjen gamitie. 8* 
T)teS ift ein 23ilb meiner fteinen 2od)ter. 9. £)a3 neue ®rama 
ift gemife baS Serf etneS grof^en T)idjterS. 10. (Sr l)at feinen 
eigentUdjen greunb in ber ganjen meiten Sett. II. (Sr ift ein 
beritfpnter £el)rer ber alten @pradjen. 12. T)er ®eift ber bitten 
febt nod) in ben Serfen il)rer gro^en £)id)ter. 13. £>er f)ol)e 
£unn gef)brt bem fonigUdjen ^afafte. 14. Sftandjer fd)fed)te 
T)id)ter ift berutjmt in fetner eignen fteinen Sett. 

EXERCISE XIX. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

How long were you in the old world ? 

Almost a year; it was a splendid journey, especially the 
last months. 

Please tell me about it; next summer I shall perhaps go 
to Europe myself. 

But that’s a long story. Exactly what do you wish to 
know ? 

Well, then, when did you leave the United States ? 

On the first of July last year. 

July is a good time of the year for the long voyage, isn’t 
it ? 

Yes, but nowadays the time of the year makes no great 
difference. 


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II. 

2Ufo ftrtb @ie ttueber in ber 9?euen 28e(t guriitf ? 

3a, id) bin je&t nod) einntal ein guter Stmerifaner. 

2£ie befinben Sie fid) nad) ifyrer tangen SReife ? 

3m ganjen fegr mof)t; aber id) finbe ba$ alte rufyige Seben 
jiemlid) tangmeilig. 

£)a$ ift nid)t$ @onberbare§. — gotten @ie gute$ Setter auf 
ber 9?eife ? 

@e^r gute$ anger an ben lenten fivzi Xagen. 

EXERCISE XIXa. 

i. I know the whole story. 2. The German universities 
are famous in all Europe, yes, in the entire world. 3. Among 
I the German students one sees also many young Americans. 
4. Please write me of yoiir new friend. Who is this new 
friend then ? 5. I know every person in the room except 

that young man by the window. 6. What do you think of 
the German papers ? I find them for the most part tedious. 
7. Men are always talking of the good old time, but to-day 
is always in reality the good time. 8. I want a good work 
on the music of the ancients. 9. Besides the old theatre 
there is also a new one in the city. 10. Peace is always in 
the true interest of the United States. 11. It is really 
strange; every little child on the street here speaks good 
German. 12. The thought of a future life is something 
quite natural. 


EXERCISE XlXb. 

1. 3d) ftttbe nid)t$ 2Baf)re3 in ber ganjen ®efd)id)te. 2. (Sin 
3af)r ift eine tange 3eit. 3. (S3 ift ein groger Unterfd)ieb 
3 inifd)en ber 3flten 2Belt unb ber Sfteuen. 4. 3d) miinfdje eine 
gute ®efd)id)te ber SSereingten @taaten. 5. £)er alte $ert f)at 
fetjr fonberbare (Stebanfen. 6. £>ie lenten gtoei £age ber tangen 
9^eife maren etmaS langmeifig. 7. Sftadjen roir einen furjen 
©paji-ergang. 8. gier fei)en 0ie bie gute @eite be$ beutfd)en 


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8eben3. 9. @ein fettles 23ud) ()at mtt beutfdjer $f)tfo[opf)te gu 
tfjmt. 10. (Sr ift etn £)idjter oon grower $rafjt unb grower 
^enntnisbeS SebenS. 11. £)ie ©tabt liegt in einem tteiten 
STf)ate gimfdjett Ijoljen Bergen. 12. @ie finben unS in froljer 
(Stimmung incgen guter 9tod)vttf)tcn t>on ber Gutter. 

EXERCISE XX. 

Dearest friend! The holidays are at an end and I have 
been already for some time back again at home in Gottingen. 
The journey was in the highest degree beneficial. I am very 
much stronger and more cheerful than a month ago; I have 
also now a better idea of central Germany. From Leipzig I 
went directly to Dresden and staid there several days, i 
Dresden is not much larger than Leipzig, but it has a more • 
beautiful situation. It lies, that is to say, in a splendid valley 
on both sides of the Elbe, the older and larger part on the 
left bank. ; Among the sights of the city the great picture, 
gallery is most famous. This was for me, as for most 
strangers, the most interesting point in Dresden. Future ^ 
details concerning my travels I will write perhaps in my next 
letter. 

EXERCISE XXa. 

i. It is cold to-day, much colder than yesterday. 2. We 
are certainly having now the coldest weather of the year. 

3. Landlord, I want a better room, with higher windows and 
stronger light. 4. We have no larger rooms; this is the 
largest in the house. 5. Do you live in the older or the 
newer part of the city ? 6. There are shorter ways from here 
home, but this is the best. 7. At this time of the year the * 
days are longest and finest. 8. He is a better physician, but { 
less celebrated than his younger brother. 9. As oldest son 
of the family, he has a larger property than his younger 
brothers. 10. Life in Germany is now more expensive than 
in former times. 11. Goethe was a greater poet than 
Schiller, but no better man. 12. I know his later works 
best. 


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EXERCISE XXb. 

1. <gr ift gttei 3^^re alter at* id). 2. @ie ift meine liebfte 
gremtbin. 3. £)ie £age merben fuqer. 4. 3d) fenne eitten 
Jurjeren Seg. 5. <2ie finb offenbar in frotjerer @timmung. 6. 
So finben <Eie ftarfere banner ober fdjonere grauen? 7. £)te3 
ift ber Slnfang befferer Xage. 8. Unter @d)itler$ fpateren T)ramen 
ift „93$ilf)elnt £ett" am beften. 9. TO ©idjter ift ©fitter am 
ftailften im £)rama. 10. £>a$ ift ber tjodjfte £nrm in ber Sett. 
11. grautein 33ertf)a ift mefyr pbfd) ate fdjon. 12. £)ie8 ift 
0ewi8 bn fattefte Xag be$ 3afjre$. 13. £)er Xob ift ber Stnfang 
eineS befferen £eben$. 


EXERCISE XXL 
Colloquy. 

. I. 

I suppose you were in England the greater part of the 
summer ? 

Yes, but only in the smaller cities; I didn’t go to London 

until fall. 

Were you a considerable time in London, or only a few 
days ? 

About three weeks in all; I stayed somewhat longer in 
Paris, but longest in Berlin. 

What do you think then now of the three largest cities in 
Europe ? 

For me Paris was the most interesting. 

That’s very strange; most Americans surely like London 
the best. 

That is possible, but my sympathies are more French than 
English. 


II. 

2Barum gingen 0ie nidjt fofort nad) bonbon? £)a$ ift ber 
intereffantefte Ort in Gngfanb, nidjt maljr ? 

3a, genrijs, aber nidjt ber angenefjmfte in ber fjeijen ^afyreS* 

3 eit. > 


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giir mein £eit tjabe id) imnter tie graven ©table am tiebften. 

£)a3 ift nid)t mein ©efdjntad. £)ie Beute teben $u rafd) in 
ben groften ©tcibten. 3^ liebe ein rufyigereS £eben. 

Sftan braud)tn)ot)t eine langere 3eit fitr bie ©eljenShriirbigfeiten 
£onbon$. 

3a mol)t; e§ ift eine fyodjft intereffante ©tabt. 

2Ba$ bcnfen ©ie Dorn £onboner ^Better? (S$ ift ba$ fdjtedp 
tefte in ber 2Bett, nidjt matyr? 

£) nein; ba§ ^Better ift nid)t fdjtedjter in bonbon at$ t)ier $u 
gaufe. 


EXERCISE XXIa. 

1. She writes exceedingly interesting letters. 2. Among 
the more recent poets I like Schiller best. 3. The company 
was tedious in the highest degree; there were only elderly 
people there. 4. I know nothing better to do. 5. The 
Dresden picture-gallery is the most famous in all Germany. 

6. We have had exceedingly unpleasant weather of late. 

7. This book is too large; I want a smaller one. 8. The 
first part of the work is of the greatest interest. 9. The 
best theatres are found as a rule only in the larger cities. 
10. I find the mountains most beautiful in autumn. 11. 
The most famous authors are not always the greatest. 12. 
The professor talked in a most pleasant way about his newest 
book. 


EXERCISE XXIb. 

1. (Sr ift etn Befjrer ber neueren ©pradjen. 2. £>a§ ift ber 
intereffantefte £eit ber flatten ©efd)id)te. 3. £)er $ater ift ein 
citterer ®err mit tneijsem 23arte.. 4. 3^) tefe eine f)bd)ft interef* 
fante ©efdjidjte. 5. £>ie ©iiget unb Staler finb am fdjonften 
irn gerbfte. 6. £)a8 ift ein aitfeerft fetteneS 23ud). 1. $ein 
befferer Warn tebt. 8. £>er „gauft" ift ©oett)e$ Qrof^te^ 2Beit 
9. (Sin £)id)ter l)at mit ben t)bl)eren 3^i^ffen be$ £eben§ gu 
ttjnn. 10. Wlcm finbet feme beften ©ebanfen in feinem lenten 
$3erfe. 11. 3<f) tyabe nid)t$23effere$. 12. ©ein ftdrffter ^unt't 


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ift feme feltene $enntni3 ber neueren ^3t)i(ofop^ie. 13. £>er 
tet^te £eit be$ SerfeS ift ber am toenigftett intereffante. 

EXERCISE XXII. 

A German gymnasium has a course of nine years. In the 
lowest class, the so-called “ sexta, ” the pupils are on the 
average from nine to ten years old. The pupil finishes the 
course, therefore, in the nineteenth or twentieth year of his 
life. A pupil in the eighth or ninth year of the course is 
called a “ primaner,” in the sixth or seventh year a “sekun- 
daner, ” etc. In the highest class the pupil generally has 
thirty lessons a week, five hours daily, therefore, on the 
average. The school begins at seven o’clock in the morning 
in summer, at eight o’clock in the winter. The school-year 
begins in the spring, eight days after Easter, and is divided 
into four terms. The first term lasts until the 24th of June, 
the second till the end of September, the third till Christmas. 
The holidays amount in all to ten or twelve weeks, that is, 
about twenty-one per cent of the year. Besides there are 
several special holidays, now among others the 2d of Sep¬ 
tember, the anniversary of the great battle at Sedan, on the 
2d of September, 1870. 

EXERCISE XXIIa. 

1. (girte Sodje befteljt auS fiebett Xagen. 2. £a3 .Jaljr l)at 
grooff donate, ber Wonat breiftig £age, unb ber £ag oierunb* 
jttmngig @tunben. 3. 23ei un3 firtb bie hudjtigften geiertage 
Seinadjten, Sfteujafjr, ber 22fte gebruar unb ber 4te Quli. 
4. @d)itter$ „S alien fte in" gerfcittt in bret £eile. 5. £)er 
erfte Xeil ent^cUt etf Sjenen unb taufenb einfyunbert unb fiinf 
3eifen. 6. £>er groeite enttjatt gtuet taufenb fed)$t)unbert 
einunbfiinfsig 3eilen. 7. £)a$ gan$e Serf entfyatt fieben tau= 
fenb ferf;^unbert jraetunbjmanjtg gtiitn. 8. £>er 23fte 2tpril, 
1897, mar ber gmeifyunbert einunbad)t$igfte 3afy re $ ta 9 com 
£obe ®f)afe|>eare$. 9. M)t unb fieben ift fitnf$el)n. 10 . £reb 
mat neun ift fiebenunb$man$ig. 11. gunf^edjStel non breijng 
ift funfunhstuanjig. 


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EXERCISES. 


EXERCISE XXIII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

What time is it ? About half past eight ? 

No, it is only twenty minutes past eight. But why do 
you ask ? 

At a quarter to ten I am going to the station. 

Do you expect some one, then ? 

Yes, I am expecting my two sisters by the next train. 

So you have two sisters ? I only knew of one, the little 
Bertha. 

Yes, I have another. Her name is Marie and she is about 
a year and a half younger than I. 

And how old are you, then ? 

I am almost twenty. My birthday is a week from to-day, 
on the 29th of February. 

So you have a birthday only every four years. That’s 
curious, though. 


II. 

2Bie fpfit iff e$ root)!? Uttgefafyr brei oiertef 10? 

Sftein, e$ iff nur f)a(b 10. 2tber meSljalb fragen @ie? 

Um 10 gefye id) nad) bent 33af)nl)ofe. Sterne <Sd)ioefter 
SJKarie fommt fyeute nad) §aufe. 

■3ft e$ mogtidj? §eute ift bod) erft ber 20fte. (£% finb nod) 
oier £age bis 2Beil)nad)ten. 

3a, ciber mein ©eburtstag ift am 22ften. 

2fd) fo! — ein gamitienfeft. 2Bie alt finb @ie benn? 

3d) bin im 22ften 3af)re. 

3ft it)re ©djmefter alter ober jiinger ats @ie? 

Sftarie ift jmehmbeinljalb 3^re jiinger al$ id). 

EXERCISE XXIV. 

Dear mother! Your kind letter of the 23d of last month 
did not come to hand until yesterday. You are uneasy on 


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account of my health, but you do not need to trouble your¬ 
self about that. I’m all right, but as it seems that is not 
the case with you at home. Sister’s little accident still 
makes me uneasy. Was it then really so insignificant ? 
How is she now ? Please write me further about it. 

I myself had a little adventure a few days ago. Last 
Saturday, namely, I was sitting quietly in my room and 
reading a paper. It was half past nine in the morning. 
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. I opened it and 
there stood two policemen before me. “ Sir,” said one of 
them, “ have you your pocket-book with you ? ” “ Surely, ” 
I answered in amazement, and put my hand in my pocket. 
But the pocket-book was not there. 

EXERCISE XXIVa. 

1. -3d) finbe mid) nod) etnmcil gu ®aufe. 2. 23ud) ge* 

t)ort mir. 3. 2Bir finb Slmerifaner. 4. 8ie meint un$. 5. (*r 
f)at nid)t$ nut un$ jn tfjun. 6. 8ie benft nur an fid) felbft. 
t. 8ie fpieft nur mit iljnt. 8. 8ie finbet fid) unter greunben. 
9. ermarte fie mit bent nadjften 3uge. 10. tinmen 
mit itjr. 11. @ie get)t mit ifynen. 12. ®ier ift ber 48rief; id) 
fjatte if)n in ber £afd)e. 13. Za ift bie 2lbenb$eitung; aber 
e$ ift nid)t3 barin. 14. £)a3 23ud) ift tangweilig, befonberS bel¬ 
ieve Ztil baoon. 15. 2Bir fennen un$ fd)on. 16. 8ie fennen 
fid) nid)t. 

EXERCISE XXV. 

“ Is this your property?” he asked now, and with that 
he laid a pocket-book before me on the table. “ The purse 
is mine, indeed,” I answered, “but how in all the world 
does it get into your hands?” “That’s our affair,” he 
answered. “ But is it then really yours ? Look at it care¬ 
fully.” Thereupon I took the purse in my hand; it was 
after all not mine, only very similar to mine. Now I ex¬ 
plained to them my mistake. They looked at each other 
shrewdly, and spoke a few words in a low tone. Thereupon 




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EXERCISES. 


the older of the two men said to me, ‘ ‘ Where were you, pray, 
yesterday evening, and how much money did you have with 
you?” I mentioned the place to him, a certain concert 
garden, and the sum of seventy-five marks. “That tallies 
exactly,” said the younger man now to his comrade. 
“Well,” said the other to me, “is this yours, perhaps?” 
With that he drew another purse out of his pocket. This 
time it was really mine, and the contents were right. The 
affair of the wrong purse was only a trial of my honesty. 

EXERCISE XXVa. 

1. 3d) tfyue e3 um beinetnriflen. 2. $3ie geljt e& [mit] btr 
uttb ben beinigen? 3. £)ein £>eutfd) iff mel beffer al$ rneines. 
4. Unfere ^reife finb biel niebriger a(§ feme. 5. DJtein ©cm3 
iff nid)t rneit bon if)rem. 6. £)a# iff meine @ad)e, nidjt beine. 
7. @etnJ(efek&-2Berf' iff fern befteS. 8. £>ein neuer greunb iff 
erne atte 23efanntfd)aft Don mir. 9. $3ir finben unfer IjodjfteS 
®litd in ruljiger tiiglidjer Arbeit. 10. TObdjen iff ba$ 
33ifb ifyrer Gutter. 11. SRein fteiner ©arten iff jet^t mcine 
gro^te greube. 12. 3d) benfe, bein afte$ dimmer beffer 
al$ bein neueS. 13. 0ie toaren greunbe it)r gan$e3 Seben 
fang. 14. ©ter finb 23ittette fur bid) unb bie beinigen. 

EXERCISE XXVI. 

I tell you sincerely, you have a time of heavy trial before 
you; therefore be on your guard against false steps. You r 
parents, your teachers, expect much of you; on you and on 
your happiness rest their hopes. But you know your duty; 

/ I do not need to explain it to you. Do not waste your 
time. Rely as much as possible on your own strength, on 
your own industry. Before all things be true to yourself. 

EXERCISE XXVIa. 

1. bift bn? 2. 2£ie befinbeft bu bid)? 3. I)aft bu 
in ber ©anb? 4. 2Bie gef)t e$ [mit] Mr? 5. 3d) bringe bir 
gute ^adjridjten. 6. 3$ fenne bid) unb id) berfaffe mid) auf 


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bid). 7. 3d) fcraudje bid) unb bu braudjft mid). 8. gaft bu 
etma£ ©elb bei bir? 9. 3 utn ©lude fiir bid) fiel)t er bid) nid)t. 
10. £m bift nod) jung; bu fyaft nod) ben beften £eil beS Seben6 
oor bir. 

b. 

1. So feib il)r? 2. Sie befinbet il)r eud)? 3. Sa§ f)abt 
il)r in ber §anb? 4. Sie gef)t e$ [mil] end)? 5. 3d) bringe 
eud) gute 97ad)rid)ten. 6. 3d) fenne eud) nnb id) oevtaffe mid) 
anf eud). 7. 3d) braudie eud) unb ifyr braud)t mid). 8. §abt 
il)r etioaS ©elb bei end)? 9. 3 um ©Idde fiir eud) fiel)t er eud) 
nid)t. 10. 3^r feib nod) jung; il)r l)abt nod) ben beften £eil 
be$ SebenS oor eud). 

c. 

1. So finb <Sie? 2. Sie befiubeu @ie fid)? 3. Sa3 l)aben 
@ie in ber §aub ? 4. Sie get)t e$ [mit] 3l)nen? 5. 3d) bringe 
3f)ueu gute 9?ad)rid)ten. 6. 3d) fenne ©ie unb id) oerlaffe 
mid) auf @ie. 7. 3d) braudje ©ie unb <Sie braud)eu mid). 
8. §aben @ie ettt>a$ ©elb bei fid)? 9. 3um ©liide fiir ®ie 
fiel)t er @ie uid)t. 10. @ie finb nod) jung; @ie l)abeu nod) ben 
beften £eil be$ SebenS oor fid). 

EXERCISE XXVII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Good evening, Herr Muller. How are you this evening ? 

I am well myself, but things are not going well at home. 

Sorry for that. None of the children sick again I hope. 

Yes, unfortunately; the little girl has headache again—a 
little fever besides. 

That's strange. Do you give her the medicine regularly ? 

To be sure, but it no longer does any good. I beg you 
to come to us at once. 

This very moment so far as I am concerned. Please take 
a seat. In two minutes I shall be ready. 

I thank you very much. You give yourself much trouble 
for our sake. 


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Please don’t speak of that. I am only doing my duty. 
Why am I a doctor, pray ? 


II. 

©uten $benb, ©err £)oltor. 2 Bte befittben 0 ie fid) f)eute 
abenb? 

(Sefyr battle. Sie geljt e$ bet 3 f)ttett 3 U ©attfe? 

£etber ift ba$ Heine OTbdjett tmeber Irani. 

3 ft e$ ntoglid) ? fel)lt il)r bteSmal ? 

D, fie l)at tnieber ba$ alte ^opftnel), nnb ba$u ein ft>ettig 
gieber. 

3 d) ttutj 3 fie toieber fefyett. SBarten <Ste einen Hugettblicl; 
id) bin gletdj bereit. 

3 d) battle 3 l)ttett feljr, aber@ie braudjen fid) nid)t ummeinet* 
ttrillett 311 beeilen. 


EXERCISE XXVIII. 
Colloquy. 


I. 

Please take a seat. Take this chair by the stove. 

Keep that for yourself. I will get me that one by the 
windo w. 

Well, how are you since that evening in the theatre ? 

Very well upon the whole, but this everlasting study gives 
me the headache now and then. 

That’s a pity; but you surely learn this and that over it. 

Oh, of course. Only it’s always the same story. I often 
think of that time three months ago. 

Yes, those were lovely days.—What do you hear, pray, 
about that old gentleman, the one with the pretty daughter ? 

He does not live in that region any more. His son and 
his son’s wife made life too bitter for him. 

Yes, they were intolerable for me, too. With such people 
a pleasant relation is impossible. 


EXERCISES. 


27 


II. 

23 itte ttefymett 0 ie ^tat^. £) e r 0 tuf)t ift nid)t bequem — 
neljmen 0ie biefen. 

fetter am genfter ift nod) beffer. 3d) l)ote ben. 

2Bie befinben 0ie fid) feit jener Sodje auf bent £anbe? 

£), fpred)en 0ie nid)t baoon. £)er ©egenfat^ jurifdjen jener 
3eit nnb biefer mad)t ntir ^opfroelj. 

firmer $ert! giir mein £eil finbe id) biefe^ Seben fefjr ange* 
nefjrn. 

sftatiirlid) — biefe langtueitigen 23 iid)er. @ie finb 3 Ijre beften 
greunbe. 

©eroijj, ein guted 23 ud) ift immer badfelbe, nid)t fyeute bied 
nnb morgen bad, hrie bie 9 D 7 enfdjen. 

0et)r fd)on; roofyer l)aben 0ie ben @j>rud) ? 

EXERCISE XXV 11 la. 

1. £)ied ift ber fiirjefte 2£eg. 2. 0el)en 0ie jenen fyoljen 
£urm? 3 . £)er£ob ift bad (Snbe biefenSebend; in jenem £eben 
giebt ed feinen £ob. 4 . £)iefe l)eigen 0 ommertage finb fefyr 
nnangeneljm. 5 . §omer nnb 23 irgit, jene grojjen ®id;ter bed 
Stttertumd, finb immer nod) bie greube ber 9 ftenfd)en. 6. 23 iel' 
teidjt ift er ein greunb Don Sfynen; in b e m gatte fyabe id) 
nidjtd 3U fagen. 7 . £)ad finb bie £urme bed foniglidjen 0 d)tof= 
fed. 8. £)ad £D?dbd)en ift Hjrer Gutter eigned $inb; fie Ijat 
benfelben $opf, biefetben Stugen nnb biefetbe 0 timme. 9 . £)ie= 
fed ©ebdube ift bad -Jttufenm; jened bort ift bad neue Sweater. 
10. 0otd)e §erbfttage trie biefe finb l)od)ft fetten in biefemSMt* 
teil. 11. 33on 10 bid 11 oormittagd t)abe id) eine 0prad)ftunbe; 
bamad) mad)e id) einen @pa$iergang. 12. (Sr ift ein guter 
Oftann, aber nid)t bedl)alb ein guter £)id)ter. 

EXERCISE XXIX. 

Gottingen, June 5, 1893. 

Dear Herr Muller! Your kind letter, in which you tell 
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now unfortunately has been lying unanswered for two weeks, 
was very welcome to me. I am very glad that the good 
friends, with whom I lived a long time so happily, still think 
of me. There is a proverb which runs: ‘ ‘ Out of sight, out 
of mind”; but as for myself I find here among strangers 
that I now for the first time rightly prize my old friends. 

What you write of young Fritz Moser, whose pranks give 
you so much trouble, is quite comprehensible to me. The 
youngster was from childhood up a good-for-nothing, who 
thought only of mischief. I know that he is not honest, 
and any one who has no character is not to be helped. 
Everything that a teacher does for such a pupil is lost trouble. 
For the advice which you give me in reference to my studies 
I thank you very much. Since you have known me so long, 
you know best what I am good for and what mistakes I have 
to avoid. 

EXERCISE XXIXa. 

1 . (Sr iff ein 9ttann, ber ailed meife. 2. £>ad ©ebaube, bad 
@ie fewest, iff ein Sflufenm. 3. £>ad iff bie grau, bie bie f)itb= 
fcfjett £ocf)ter f)at. 4. $d) fettne bad 33n d) nicfjt, bon bent 0ie 
fpredjen. 5. (Sd giebt @d)riftftefler, bie oief fdjretben nnb $u 
tuentg benfen. 6. £)erjenige Xeil ©redbend, ber auf betn tin* 
fen lifer bed gluffed liegt, ^eifet bie TOftabt. T. £>ad iff nid)t 
ber 90tann, ben id) nteine. 8. £ier finbet man ailed, mad bad 
geben intereffant ntadjt. 9. £)ad iff ailed, mad id) non ber <Sad)e 
meig. 10. @d giebt feinen £)id)ter, beffen Men intereffanter 
ift. 11. Ser @elb f)at, l)at greunbe. 12. 3d) gebe 31 )nen 
bad befte, mad id) fjabe. 13. £)ad SBerf, Don betn @ie fpredjen, 
ift fet)r tener. 14. $ennen @ie bad 23ud), in bent ber @prud) 
fid) finbet? 

EXERCISE XXX. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Who is that in the picture on the wall ? 

That’s Bismarck. Where are your eyes, pray ? 


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Yes, the large photograph; who wouldn’t know that! I 
don’t mean that one. 

Well, which picture do you mean, then ? 

I mean the little thing that hangs under the photograph. 

Oh, that! Well, what do you take it for ? Look at it 
carefully. 

I see, it is a pen-drawing. Who gave it to you ? 

My friend Ludwig. Just guess who the two people are. 

This one is evidently Ludwig; but I don’t know who the 
other is. 

You don’t say so! Well, the other is I myself. 

You? As if anyone could believe that! Where, pray, 
did you get that strange expression ? And what sort of a 
hat are you wearing ? 

That’s only a jest of Ludwig’s; whoever knows him will 
understand that without further explanation. 


II. 

Sa3 fitr ein 23tfb iff ba3? 

$on tneldjent 33ilbe fpredjen ©ie? $on ber groften ^fjoto* 
grapfjie ? 

Set* erne ‘’Pfjotograpfjie Don 23i$ntarcf nidjt fcnnte! -3$ 

nteine ba$ Heine 23itb barnnter. 

2Id) fo ! £)a$ iff eine gebeqeidjnung. SRaten ©ie, Don teem 
id) fie fjabe. 

3<d) u>et§ nidjt — Diefleidjt Don ^fjrent grennbe £ubloig. 

9?id)tig; }e£t raten ©ie, men bie ^eidjnung barfteflt. 

liefer I)ier iff genrift Subinig fetbft, abet 4 tner in afler Seft ift 
ber anbere ? 

2Ufo f'ennett ©ie ifjn nidjt! 9?un, ber anbere bin id) fetbft. 

2fber toetd) ein 2Iu$brud! Unb toa$ fitr ein ®ing ift ba3, ba$ 
©ie auf bent $opfe tjaben? 

EXERCISE XXXa. 

1. Ser geljt ba? 2. Ser ift fie? 3. 3Ber finb fie? 4. Sa8 
f)aben ©ie in ber §anb ? 5 V 2>on loent fpredjen ©ie ? 6. So- 


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tjott fpredjen ©ie? T. Sen meinen <2ie? 8. Seld) neueS 
©ebciubeift ba3,ba$ id) bort fef)e? 9. Siffen @ie, um tneldje 3eit 
bie ^orftelhmg beginnt? 10. Sorin beftet)t ber Utiterfdjieb? 
11. 3d) roeig nidjt, worm ber Unterfcbieb beftefyt. 12. Sa§ 
fur einen Setter l)aben ©ie? 13. 3ebermann meitf, fttr 
ein Warn er ift. 14. 2Befd)e3 £)rama @d)it(era I)aben @ie am 
liebften ? 

EXERCISE XXXJ 
Colloquy. 

I. 

Do you wish something, sir ? 

Yes, I want a good book for a Christmas present to a 
young girl friend. Have you any such thing ? 

Certainly; here, for example, are some new novels. Every 
girl likes to read a good novel. 

Well, here is at any rate something pretty; but I suppose 
it is a little expensive, isn't it ? 

Not so very; it costs eight marks. The book is just now 
in fashion; every one reads it and praises it. 

Yes, but many a bad novel finds readers nowadays, who 
will praise it. Who is the author, pray ? 

That is not known. It is a work of some young author, 
who writes under a false name. 

What do they say of the moral tendency of the book ? 

According to all that I hear it is healthy in every respect. 
No one says anything against it. 

I have one more question. Is it withal interesting ? 
Many healthy books are tiresome. 

Well, this one is at any rate anything but tiresome. You 
will not find anything more interesting in our store. 


II. 

©uten SJttorgen, mein §err. $3itnf d)en @te cttnaS in 23ib 
djern? 

^a, loenn 0ie etroaS ©ute$ tjaben. 2Ba§ giebt e$ 9ceue3 ? 


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2Bitnfd)en ©ie ettoaS geidjteS — irgenb eitten Sftoman, jum 
33eifpiet? 

53ietteid)t, nur muf$ er intereffant fein. 23itte, geigen ©ie mix 
einige neue(n) Montane. 

£>a l)aben ©ie ein paar gerabe oor fid). Unb ba fittb nod) 
metjr briiben. 

©ter nun ift etmaS ©iibfc^e^, aber e$ foftet motjt ju oiet. 

£>aS 23ud) ift freitid) ein toenig teuer, — toegen ber oieteu 
Wilber bavin. (S3 foftet 10 Sftarf. 

£)er ^rei3 ift bod) jiemtid) t)od), nidjt loatjr? 2Beig man, toer 
ber 2$erfaffer ift? 

9?ein, aber er fd)reibt gut, mer er and) fein mag. 3e^ er mctrtn 
tobt ba3 33ud). 

9hm, nad) altem, )oa3 ©ie fagen, ift berjjkeis oietteidjt nid)t 
gu I)od). 

©etoij} nid)t; fragen ©ie nur jemanb, ber foldie £)inge oer* 
ftetjt. 

EXERCISE XXXIa. 

1. 2ttt mein ®etb ift oertoren. 2. 2ltte guten greunbe finb 
toittfommen. 3. (Siner ber beiben 33riiber ift 2lrjt; ber anbere 
ift ©djriftftetter. 4. @inige 3Teite be3 33ud)eS finb fet)r interef¬ 
fant, anbere finb unertraglid). 5. Qd) braud)e ettoaS ©etb; id) 
ijabe feineS bei mir. 6. Sn ein paar Xagen get)e id) nad) Mp* 
jig. T. ^ebermann t)at feinen eignen ©efcfymacf in biefen 
£>ingen. 8. Sftiemaub ift ein befferer greunb ber 3trmen. 9. 
2Bei§ irgenb jemanb, mie oiet baS ®ing foftet? 10.'^d) braud)e 
einige atte(n) ,3eitungen; tjaben ©ie toetcfje? 11. (S3 foftet 
toenig ($etb, aber oiet 9ftut)e. 12. 9ttand)er arnte HDtonn ift gtitd* 
ticker ats fein reiser Sftadjbar. 13. 9)?an finbet in bem £3ud)e 
toenig 9?eueS, aber oiet ^ntereff antes. 14. Seben Xag befnd)e 
id) irgenb ein ‘ilftufeum ober irgenb eine 23itbergatterie. 

EXERCISE XXXII. 

My dear sister! Where are you, pray tell ? It will be 
two weeks to-morrow since I have had a line from you or 
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Chicago, but in that case you surely would have had time to 
write me a few words. If only you haven’t been sick! To 
be sure I often say to myself, “ Be quiet, have patience,” 
but the time is becoming at last too long. I would indeed 
be more composed if you had not had that accident, for I 
can’t get rid of the fear that it was perhaps worse than you 
were at first inclined to believe. 

For a month past I have not been so industrious as 
formerly, for which reason my health has become notably 
better. Please tell father that it would be agreeable to me if 
I had* a little addition to my pocket-money next month. It 
is going to be the time of the great fair, you know, and it 
would certainly be unpleasant if I had to limit myself too 
much at the fair. Do not expect a long letter from me this 
time. I have already had my pen in hand several hours and 
have grown tired of writing. 


EXERCISE XXXIIa. 

1. -3d) bin fefyr franf gemefen. 2. (S§ tr>are fdjgbe, menn er 
nid)t gu §aufe mare. 3. 2ljn llten gebruar merbe id) fiebge^rt 
-3fll)re alt feirt. 4. SOMndje benfen, baft fie gliidlid) fein mitrben, 
menn fie nur ©elb fatten. 5. (Sr mar imnter mein greunb ge* 
mefen. 6. 3$ Ijatte imnter einen greunb an ifpn geljabt. 1. 
(S$ mar fpat, bie Suft mar feljr fait gemorben, unb mir fatten 
nod) einen tangen 333eg oor un3. 8. (Sr l)abe nur ©ebulb, unb 
alle§ mirb am (Snbe gut merben. 9. 9ftein £)eutfd) mlirce mcP 
leidjt beffer fein, menn id) $inen befferen &ef)rer gel)abt fyajte. 
10. (Sr mitrbe beritfjmt gemorben fein, menn er nur fleifsiger ge* 
mefen mare. 11. (S3 miirbe ntbglid) fein, menn id) meljr 3 e d 
l)iitte. 12. 9(iid)fte 2Bod)e merbe id) jeben 2lbenb gu Jmufe fein. 
13. 2Bie oiel ©elb l)abe id) gel)abt? 14. SBiffen @ie, mie hie! 
©elb id) biefen 9^onat geljabt l)abe? 


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EXERCISE XXXIII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Father, the teacher told us to-day that we would soon 
tieed two new books. 

Then get you to the book-store and buy them. Luckily 
you have the money for them. 

Surely you don’t mean the money you gave me yesterday ? 

To be sure I mean that. What have you done with it ? 

I bought me a pair of skates with that. 

You young rogue! You will make me a beggar yet.— 
What sort of books do you want, then ? 

An English reader and dictionary. I hope you will 
approve this purchase at any rate. 

You are right there, my son; I have always followed your 
English studies with interest. Are you through with the 
grammar, then, already ? 

No, not yet; but the teacher thinks that it would now be 
in order to try a piece of easy reading along with the 
grammar. 

There the teacher is certainly right. One will always learn 
a language best from the language itselt 
l How do you intend that—surely not that it would have 
been better if we had not studied grammar at all ? 

No, I would only say that if you were still a child. 

II. 

SBatcr, Ijaft bu ettoad ©elb bei bir? ©er Seljrer fngt, bag 
id) balb einigc neue (it) Siidjer braud)en roerbe. 

9!utt, id) l;abe bir geftern etmad ®elb gefdjeuft. ©ad loirb 
genitgett, nirijt matjr ? 

$a, abcr bad mar, luie bu fagft, ein ®efd)enf. ®u meinteft 
bod) Wol)l nid)t, bag idj 33iid)er bamit faufen loiirbe? 

®u juttger ©djetrn! ®u rebeft, aid ob bu bad @elb nod) in 
ber ©afdje Ijiitteft. , 


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Hub id) I)abe e$ aud) umKid); aber id) tuerbe bamit ein ^aai 
©djlittfdjulje faufeu. 

2ld) jo! — Sefdje 33itd)er aertaugft bit berm ? 

(SrftenS, ein beutfdjeS Sefebud). £>a$ tiurft bu bod) mofyt geru 
l)bren. 

3 : a, id) tihmfdje, baft bu £)eutfd) grimblid) lerneft. 3lber bift 
bu fd)ou fertig mil ber ®rammatif ? 

iu, loir fjabeu uur ^toanaig Slufgabeu geljabt. (£$ fiub 
oiergig irn 23ud)e. 

3d) t)offe, baft bu aud) bie itbrigen tnadjen toirft. 

£>, uatiirlid); loir toerbeu uod) atte stoei £age ©rammatif 


fjabeu. 


EXERCISE XXXIIIa. 


1. 3d) t) 0 lte emeu @tuf)t, fefete mid), uub martete. 2. 3rgeub 
jernaub flopfte; id) offnete bie £f)ttre uub fragte, toer ba mare, 
aber niemaub antioortete. 3. Sir rebeteu oou 23i'td)ern; er 
geigte grofte $euutui$, uub id) lerute oiel. 4. 3$ f a 9 te 4 n b 
ma$ id) badjte, aber e3 mad)te feinen Uuterfdjieb ; er gfaubte mir 
uid)t. 5^3d) l)abe nid)t$ oou ber @ad)e gefycirt. 6. 34 merbe 
fie immer fdjcifeeu. *1. £)u toirft balb oou mir fycreu. 8. (5r 
toirb bir bcu Seg jeigeu. 9. 3 emanJ) bffue eiu genfter. 10. 
Q*x l)at $mei 3at)re auf einer beutfd)eu llnioerfitat ftubiert. 11. 
Ser toiirbe e$ geglaubt Ijabeul 12. @ie tyabeu oiet gelerut; 
balb toerbeu @ie feiueu 8et)rer mei)r braud)eu. 13. 3d) tyflbe 
mir ein ueue$ £mu3 gefauft. 14. 3d) bin immer beinem SKate 
gefotgt. 



EXERCISE XXXIV. 


My dear friend! At last you have broken your long 
silence. Your letter of the 12th of this month has just 
come to hand. For the news you give me from home I 
thank you heartily, although other friends had already 
written me in part about the same things. I infer from your 
letter that you are all right, and that you are running no risk 
of dying from consumption. The description of your journey 
to Chicago was highly interesting to me. What all haven’t 


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you seen! And in how short a time! For it appears that 
you only remained there three or four days. 

Well, I also have lately taken a little trip—a pedestrian 
tour in the Harz Mountains. Perhaps you will like to hear 
of it. I had heard and read much of the beauties of this 
. region and had naturally become quite curious about it. 
About two weeks ago I was talking about it one day with a 
friend, who seemed to share my curiosity, and we made an 
agreement to take a look at the famous Brocken together. 


EXERCISE XXXIVa. 


8te fpridjt, lieft uub fdjrcibt T)eut[d) fetjr gut. 2. £)a$ 
£3ifb pdngt gu fjod). 3.'(5r fjcift feirt Sort nidjt. 4. ^ein $(r$t 
rat emeu tangen 0pa$iergaug jeben £ag, aber ba$ nimrnt $u 
nief 3eit. 5. Sa$ toitrben ®ie bafi'tr geben? 6. 3d) bat it)tt 
3 U bteiben. 7. Sie tange btiebft bu? 8. 3d) fcmb ifjn, trie er 
am Sege fag, fjaff ifjm auf bte giifie unb gab if)nt etinaS ©efb. 
9. 3^) farn fpat nad) §aufe, fap erne 3eit fang am Ofen, fdjrieb 
etn paar 33riefe unb ging bann $u £3ette. 10. (Sic fjabett piel 
fitr midi getl)an. 11. 3d) fjabe brci 33riefe gefdjriebettTaber er 
f)at nidjt geantioortet. 12. Sir finb fdjon ju fange gebfieben. 
'• 13. Senn bu ein inenig friiber gefommen mareft, luitrbe id) bid) 
gefunben fjaben. 14. 3dj faf) jefet, bap loir gu loeit gegangen 
loaren. 



EXERCISE XXXV. 


The next day we travelled by rail as far as Wernigerode, 
and from there we went on foot to Ilsenburg, a little village 
: which lies about four hours’ walk from the summit of the 
j Brocken. Here we soon found a good inn where we went 
Pto bed quite early. The following morning light clouds 
hung in the sky and they advised us to wait for good 
weather. It would have been better if we had followed this 
advice, but for that we were too impatient. We did not 
regard the light clouds as dangerous. 

So we got under way early, and in the beginning it really 


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went very finely. The morning air was very pleasant, the 
birds were singing in the trees, and the magnificent scenery 
presented ever new charms as we mounted higher and higher. 
After we had walked about an hour, we came to a rock about 
three hundred feet high, which bears the name of “ Usen- 
stein. M It lies close by the roadway and is not hard to 
climb. So we climbed to the summit and sat up there 
probably half an hour. 


EXERCISE XXXVa. 


1. £)er glufj tduft burd) fd)bne £l)ciler. 2. (Sr trcicjt fettten 
$opf feljr f)od). 3. (Sr fdjmeige imb gefye feincn $3eg. 4. ©itte, 
fdjliejje bie £l)itre—id) t)abe bid) fd)on gmeimal gebeten. 5. 3d) 
l)abe bir fdjon gu hie! geboten. U. (S3 fd)ien unmoglid) f)bf)er gu 
fteigen. 7. (SnMid) fatnett mir gu cinem ffeinett !^orfe, tr>eld;e^ 
§od)ftein f)iejg. 8. 3d) traf fie auf bent ©aljnfyofe, uub mir 
fuf)rett gufamntett nad) gaufe. 9. 2luf bent ©ipfel fanben mir 
eitt Heines OTbdjeu, ba$ uu3 bie ©lumen bot, bie fie gebrod)en 
I)atte. 10. 3d) mitrbe fdjmeigen, menu er fein 2Bort uur nid)t 
gebrod)en l)dtte. 11. 3d) lief fdjuell an ben glufj, gab bent 
$inbe meinegarib unb gog e$ au$ Caub. 12. £)a$ linb mitrbe 
geftorben fein, menu id) nid)t gefommen mare. 13. £)u miirbeft 
gefallen fein, menn id) bid) nid)t bei ber §anb genommen l)dtte. 
14. Ser meijj, ma$ ©pron getfjan paben mitrbe, menn er nid)t 
fo jnng geftorben mare? 



EXERCISE XXXVI. 


The view from this point I shall not so soon forget. 
While we were sitting there and chatting, my companion 
pointed several times to the clouds which still hung in the 
sky and just now seemed to mount higher and become more 
dense. We saw that there would be a storm and thought 
immediately of the words of the people at the inn. But 
there was no thinking of a return now; we believed we had 
gone too far for that. So we walked on, as no shelter was 


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be seen, towards the summit of the mountain. Now we 
turally stepped more quickly, casting glances every few 
linutes at the sky. From time to time we even ran a little 
iistance, but that soon became tiresome. Finally the 
torm broke loose, and what a tempest! The rain fell in 
.orrents, the wind blew and howled like mad and bent the 
trees so that they broke. Blinding flashes shot everywhere 
through the air and struck the trees occasionally. 


EXERCISE XXXVIa. 

1. (5r ftefjt je£t, mo id) t»or geljn ^aljren ftanb. 2. &er 33rief 
at erne gauge Sodje auf nteinem £ifd)e gefegen. 3. Sir ma* 
'n fjofjer unb fjofyer geftiegen, unb ftanben je£t auf bent ©ipfel. 
- . StUjehn Xett fdjojg einen Slpfef oom $opfe feines $inbeS. 

®ein §erg fdjlagt marnt fur bie airmen. 6. Sir fyabett fie 
gmetntal getroffen unb gefdjlagen. 7. £)a$ £)ing biegt, aber e$ 
bridjt nidjt. 8. £)er Siub bldft fait oont ©ebirge; eS uhrb ein 
©emitter gebett. 9. £)ie ^3reife fittb geftiegen; atteS ift teurer 
gemorben. 10. (£r marf einen ^Blicf auf bie SD7ettge unb fdjritt 
rufyig inS ©ebciube. 11. £)ie £)id)ter fyaben immer oon ber 
£iebe unb @d)bnf)eit gefuugeu. 12. Sie tange Ijaben @ie 
fdjou geftanben? 13. @inb @ie gefafjren ober gu gufte gefom* 
men? 14. Sarunt fdjmeigen @ie? @e^en@ie nidjt, ma3@ie 
getfjan Ijaben? 15. £)a$ mirft ein ftarfeS gidjt auf bie gauge 
@adje. 

EXERCISE XXXVII. 

We could neither walk nor stand and had to reach out 
I every moment for some little tree in order to remain on our 
■feet at all. You know that I am not timid, but I can 
■ assure you that it was no joke. As you now read my 
description, you may perhaps laugh at it. You will say: 
“It served you right; you ought to have stayed in the 
hotel. ” Now I must confess that this very idea passed 
through my own head a few times, but it did no good. In 


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such a case one can only say with the fool in Shakespeare 
“ The traveller must be content. ’* 

Of course we had become wet through and through in a 
very short time and further wetting could then trouble us but 
little. It was two- full hours yet before we came to the 
summit and saw the Brocken House before us. You can 
believe me when I tell you that the sight was a very welcome 
one, for now we were permitted to enter a human dwelling 
once more. We seated ourselves by the stove and dried our 
clothing as well as we could. So we were at last upon the 
Brocken, but as for beauties of nature, we might just as well 
have been sitting upon the bottom of the sea. A dense fog 
lay over the entire mountain and one could not see zf 
hundred paces away. 

EXERCISE XXXV11 a. 

1. 3 $ tneifj nid)t$ Don ber Sadje nnb loth nid)t$ baoon l)bren. 
2. $onneu Sie £>eutfd) fpredfjen? 3$ famt e$ nid)t. 3. (Soft 
id) bir fagen, toa$ id) benfe? 4. 3d) fal) ifjtt geftern; er fonnte 
nid)t geljen unb rnujjte im 23ette fiegen. 5. Soften Sie nicf)t 
fo balb al$ mbglid) fomnten? 3# modjte mit 3f)nen fpredjen. 
6. Sie t)iel lft)r iff e$, menu id) fragen barf? 7. 3$ wag tljn 
nid)t toieber fefjen. 8. 9teife mie bn miftft, bu loirft getoifj ntefjr 
®efb braud)en. 9. Senn loir 3d* fatten, fbnnte id) bir del 
fagen, U)a$ bu toofjt gern toiffen modjteft. 10. Sie mirb l)eute 
abenb nidjt gefyen fonnen. 11. £)tttdrft un$ net)men ntuffen, 
ide bn un$ finbeft. 12. 3d) ptte fcfyreiben foften, aber id) I)abe 
bie 3dt nid)t finben fonnen. 13. 211$ $inber burfteu toil* nicfjt 
in$ Sweater geljen. 14. (Sr tooftte tnitgeljen, aber loir molten 
feme ®efeftfd)aft nid)t. 15. £)u foftteft e$ fofort feljen; e$ foft 
tanfenb SO^arf gefoffet f)aben. 


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EXERCISE XXXVIII. 

Colloquy. 

I. 

Do you know how late it is ? I must go home at once. 

It is pretty dark outside; do you think you will be able to 
find the way to your room ? 

I had not. thought of that, but it cannot be difficult. In 
case of need I can ask a policeman. 

You must not count upon the police. Sha’n’t I go with 
you ? I know the streets better than you. 

I should like very much to have company. But how far 
may it be, pray ? Do you know ? 

I cannot say exactly. Maybe a quarter of an hour’s walk. 

But you will have to make the return journey alone. I 
am sorry for that. I should have gone earlier. 

Not at all. In that case we couldn’t have chatted so 
long. Don’t be concerned on my account. The fresh air 
will do me good. 

You are very kind.—I should like to know how our sick 
friend is getting along. He is said to be somewhat better at 
last. 

I was at his house early this morning, but I was not 
allowed to speak to him. Poor fellow! I should so much 
have liked to say something to comfort him. 


II. 

£>arf id) fragett, tine oief Uf)r e$ iff? 3d) foflte tooljf nad) 
£aufe gel)en. 

£), e$ fantt nid) fo fefjr fpat feitt. 3dj Ijabe feme £a[d)en* 
tdjr, aber toenn bu an$ genfter trittft, fcrnnft bu bie ©tabtutjr 
fe()ett. 

£)enfe ttur! @6 ttrifl eben Ubv fd)(acjen. 3 ; d) fjatte 

fdjon oor etner @tunbe rtacf) ©aufe cjef)en foffen. 

£)tt mu§t meinetitjegen of)tte (gorge fern. 3$ l)dtte bie £eit 
nid)t attgettefjmer gebraudjen fbnnen. 


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(5$ ift 3 tetultd) ftnfter braugen. 3d) mori;te mtffett, ob id; ben 
2Beg nad) gaufe fittben !ann. 

3d; I)atte baran nid;t gebad;t. Setm bu hriffft, miff id; mit 
bir gefjen. 

3$ mbdjte gent ©efeftfcfyaft l;aben, menu e$ bir nirf)t ju Diet 
3ftitf)e mad;t. 

£), e3 ift feme Sttiifye. 2Btr mottett ben fur$ett Seg burd; ben 
$arf nef;men. 

5fber in ber 9fttcf)t foff bet* gefaf;rfid; fein. !0ftan mid (Strain* 
rauber ba gefef;en fyaben. 

Unfinn! ba$ mag mofjf eine (Srfinbung ber 3 e dungen fein. 
§ocf)ften3 fbnnte man einen 23ettfcr ba treffen. 

EXERCISE XXXIX. 

In the Brocken House a number of guests were assembled, 
among whom a lively conversation was being carried on. 
Many jokes were made at our expense, a thing which of 
course could not be taken amiss by us. Soon we felt as if 
at home and became just as merry as the others. Although 
we were very tired, we did not go to bed until ten o’clock. 
The following day we opened our eyes upon a new world; 
the clouds had disappeared and one could see for miles in 
every direction. 

It is asserted that more than two hundred cities and 
villages can be counted from the top of the Brocken. How¬ 
ever it may be with regard to that (for I did not count them), 
the view was at any rate a glorious one; it caused us to feel 
that we had been most beautifully rewarded for our trouble. 
You know, I suppose, that many stories are told about the 
Brocken. This is the place, you know, where, according to 
old popular belief, the great annual festival of the devils and 
witches was held. Even to-day a witch’s dancing-platform 
and other things of that sort are pointed out to the traveller, 
but the spirits have long since disappeared. At least no 
devils or witches were seen by us. 


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EXERCISE XXXIXa. 


1. 9?ur £)eutfd) mirb tjier gefprodjen. 2. £)ie 3:i)urert merben 
urn 7 1% geoffnet. 3. £>a$ £)ittg ift au$ §of$ gemacfyt. 4. 
©uteS papier ttrirb jcfet au$ gemadjt. 5. £)a$ $inb ift 
gefunbett morbett. 6. £)a§ felffcnbe 23ud) ift gefunbett. 7. &ci$ 
33tfb murbe tnir Don etnent greunbe gegebcn. 8. £)etn fann 
ntd)t geI)olfen ttterben. 9. 3 ; d) ergafyfte ntetne ©efdjidjte, abet* e$ 
nmrbe ntir nidjt gegfaubt. 10. £)ie Xljitren mcrben um 10 Ut)r 
gefd)toffen ttterben. 11. £)er 35rtef tear fo fdjfedjt gefdjrteben, 
baft er nidjt getefen tuerben fonnte. 12. (Sr ttrirb Don atten ge= 
fdjafct, bie tfjn tennen. 13. 23t$ jetjt mar atteS, toa$ er ge* 
fdjrteben fyatte, itntner gelobt morben. 14. £)a$ genfter fann 
nic^t geoffnet ttterben. 15. £)er 23rief ift gefdjrieben nnb tiegt 
auf tnetnem Xtfdje. 16. (Sr tourbe geftern abenb gefefyen, aber 
fyeute fann er nid)t gefnnben uterben. 


EXERCISE XL. 



Colloquy, 


Well, how did you enjoy yourself ? It was exceedingly 
warm in the theatre, wasn’t it ? 

Terrible. I couldn’t think of anything,—only long for 
fresh air. 

It was just so with me, and yet the most of the spectators 
seemed to enjoy the piece. I wonder how it was possible 
for them ? 

I, too. Did you notice how the people enjoyed the duel 
in the third act ? 

Yes, but I wasn’t able to understand the story at all. 
What was the real object of the contention ? 

That’s just the question. As far as I could see, the hero 
got vexed over nothing at all. 

And the other fellow over nothing, too. I believe neither 
of them knew why they were fighting. 

You are right, I guess.—But do you observe how cold it 
has become ? I think it is going to rain. 


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It would really be a pity if we should take cold on account 
of such a piece. 

We are right close to my lodging. Wait a moment; I 
will get you an umbrella. 

No, that isn’t worth while. I haven’t far to go and can 
hurry. 

Good-bye, then. At any rate, we have seen the play that 
is so much talked about. 


II. 

$3ie bie frifdje £uft einem trotyl ttyut, nicfjt tnatyr? 

3 a trotyl. 2 Bar e$ bocty inarm bartn! 

3 cty fctycimte mid) trirflid). 3 d) fonnte faum trad) bleiben. 

3 cty aud) nid)t, obtrotyl bie anbercn fid) fetyr out 3 U amitfieren 
fd)ieuen. 

0 , getnig; e$ giebt fold)e ©alamanber, bie fid) gar nktyt um 
fd)led)te 8 uft fitmmeru. 

£)aS iff alfo ba3 ©tittf, troron fo riel gefproctyen trirb. 9 iun, 
e3 freut mid), baf 3 trir e$ gefetycu tyaben. 

£)a$ faun id) nictyt fagen. 3 d) glaube e$ trirb regnen, unb 
id) mbd)te mid) nictyt tregen eineS folctyen @tittfe$ erfcilten. 

£)a$ trdre allerbing$ fd)abe. 2 lber baS <BtM ift gerabe jefet 
in ber 9 ) 2 obe; unb trenn e§ fid) um bie Sftobe tyanbelt, mug 
man fid) fctyon etioa$ gefalien laffen. 

3$erftetyt fid), — fid) qualen, um in ber 2 Jt x obe 3 U fein. ®er 
SO^enfd) ift ein fonberbareS £ier. 

EXERCISE XLI. 

Dear Herr Muller! Your kind letter of. the 15th of this 
month has recently arrived, and I give you my heartiest 
thanks for it. 

You ask me where I shall stay in the near future and 
whether I intend to continue my studies further in Germany. 
Well, both questions are difficult to answer, for everything 


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depends upon the wishes of my parents. I have become 
fond of German life and would be very glad to remain here 
a few months longer; but my father, as you know, is not a 
rich man, and it is said that hard times have now set in in 
America. With every mail I am expecting a letter from him, 
in which I hope he will explain his situation to me exactly, 
and I shall then of course subject myself to his desires. 

As I shall perhaps soon have to depart, I have meanwhile 
taken up again the role of traveller. Just now I am staying 
for a while in Cologne. The most interesting thing that this 
city offers is of course the great cathedral, the building of 
which was begun as early as the thirteenth century, then 
several times interrupted, and finally completed in 1880. 
The cathedral makes an ever more powerful impression on 
me at each repeated visit; but I shall not go into a descrip¬ 
tion of it since I could certainly tell you nothing new. 


EXERCISE XLIa. 






I 


l. £er 3ug fommt urn 5 Ul)r nadjmittags an. 2. £)ie $or* 
fteflung fing um 1 Uf)v an. 3. £)ie SBorftellung fyat fdjon an* 
gefangen. 4. £)er £ug if* nod) nid)t angefontmcn. 5. Sir 
Ijieften un$ gtnci Xage in bent £)brfdjen auf unb fet^ten bann 
unfere 9icife fort. 6. 3d) fefjte iljnt bie £age auSeinanber unb 
teitte i()tn bie neueften s Jtad)rid)teu mit. 7. £)a3 ©efprad) nmrbe 
unterbrodjcn, aber hnr nafjmen e$ am ndd)ften £age mieber auf. 
8. 3d) untermarf ben ®ebanfen einer grunblidjen J3ritfung. 9. 
So gebenfen Sie fid) mdfjrenb be§ SotnmerS auf$uf)aften ? 10. 
3d) tjabe ben ^Brtef foeben beantmortet unb nteinen £)anf au3* 
gefprodjen. 11. £)a$ ^3i(b fteflt einen jungcn 3Jtonn bar, ber 
nad) ber bitten Sett foeben abreift. 12. Sie langc werben Sic 
fid) in ber Stabt dufljalten? 13. Sir famen gegen 21benb an, 
aber nnfere greunbe maren fd)on abgereift. 14. (Sr toieberfyolte 
feinen £)anf. 15. Sir fatten $u (ange auf bem Sege oenoeilt; 
bie 93orftethmg Ijatte fdjon angefangen unb bie £f)iiren toaren 
gefd)loffeu. 







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EXERCISE XLII. 

It happened once upon a time that the wife of a poor 
cobbler was taken dangerously sick. The man had nothing 
with which he could pay a physician, and found himself 
accordingly in great distress. To be sure he knew a skillful 
doctor who lived opposite him in a beautiful house, but he 
knew this man would demand a large fee. Long and sadly 
he considered the matter by himself, and came at last to the 
following plan. 

Namely, he went over to the doctor, explained the case to 
him, and asked him to visit his wife. “ Have you anything 
to pay me, then ? ” asked the doctor. “ Unfortunately not | 
much,” answered the cobbler; “ I have only twenty dollars, ] 
which I have saved up for just such a case as this. ” (That | 
now was a lie, but, as the poor man thought, it was a ques- J 
tion of his wife’s life.) “ It is everything that I have in the 
world, and this sum I offer you if you cure my wife. ” “ And 

if I do not cure her? ” replied the doctor. “ Well, if you 
will take charge of her case,” answered the cobbler, “ I will 
give you the money whether you cure her or kill her.” 

The doctor was satisfied now and undertook the treatment 
of the sick woman, who, however, finally died. Soon there¬ 
after he demanded the twenty dollars. “ Did you cure my | 
wife?” asked the cobbler. “Unfortunately, I didn’t,” j 
answered the doctor. “ Did you kill her, then ? ” the other j 
continued. Of course the doctor had to claim that he didn’t ' 
kill her either. “ Then I am certainly not indebted to 
you,” said the cobbler, and with that the business was 
closed. 


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